Awards for “clean and green,” with politics thrown in for good measure BY KATHY KAHN The brouhaha brewing over United Water’s desalination plant was left at the door at the Rockland Business Association’s 4th Annual Green Council Awards luncheon. RBA Green Council chair Michael Shilale and Rosemarie Monaco of Group M, presented awards to Orange […]
Branches in New City and Suffern have exceeded expectations, says HVB BY KATHY KAHN Five years into Hudson Valley Bank’s official entry into the Rockland marketplace with its first branch in New City in 2007 and the opening of a second branch in Suffern in 2012, HVB’s Senior Vice President John Bartolotta says the bank […]
Apartment rentals on upswing as housing market remains sluggish Renters want amenities without headache of home ownership BY KATHY KAHN The race in the upscale rental market is on, and developer Martin Ginsberg, whose Hudson Valley riverfront projects were mainly comprised of high-end condominiums, has taken the route many in his cohort are seeing as […]
BY CHRIS HANLY Investment Consultant, Gary Goldberg Financial Services Between the government shutdown and the upcoming debt ceiling deadline, there is plenty for investors to be nervous about. Without a doubt, there will be real world ramifications to the events that are transpiring as a result of Washington’s ineptitude. Sadly, many investors will let their […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN A baseball organization, an architect, a technical school, a veteran’s housing program, a hotel, a pharmaceutical start-up. What do all these have in common? They are just a small sample of the enormous diversity to be found in Rockland’s business community and just a few of the hundreds of members of the […]
BY CHERYL SLAVIN The bi-partisan state Senate Majority Coalition, seeking to identify and eliminate the most costly government regulations that inhibit business and job growth and drive up local taxes, hosted one of 10 public forums on regulatory reform at the Nanuet Public Library last Monday. The panel consisted of David Carlucci (D, Rockland/Westchester), Kathleen […]